Bolivian Political and Social Landscape: Primer for Pending Presidential Elections
As the presidential campaigns gain momentum, AIN outlines the political and social landscape in Bolivia to provide background to understand upcoming electoral debates. President Evo Morales is running for a…
Homicide Rates in Latin America
According to the United Nation’s 2014 Human Development Report, Bolivia has the fourth lowest homicide rate in Latin America. Source: UN 2014 Human Development Report
Bolivian Quinoa Questions: Production and Food Security
In January and March 2011, several English-language press outlets ran stories on quinoa production in Bolivia. National Public Radio and the Associated Press reported on quinoa as a development project,…
Bolivian Police Scandal Resurrects Mistrust of U.S. Agencies and Threats to Expel USAID
On March 17, MAS party legislators announced that they would make a formal request to remove USAID from Bolivian territory. “We, the legislative party leaders have decided that USAID should…